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Marcus Cole

I'm Marcus Cole. I spent four years on the investor side at a $200M seed fund in New York, reviewing 800+ decks a year, sitting in partner meetings, watching founders win and lose at the table. Then I crossed over. Raised $4.2M across two companies. One got acqui-hired after a $1.4M raise. The other raised $2.8M seed and is still running. I've been in your seat and theirs. Capital Raise is what I wish I'd had while raising: straight talk, no waste, built for founders who are actually in it.

What Investors Still Fund Fast

Apr 16, 2026

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4 min read

What Investors Still Fund Fast

Inside: The rounds, signals, and patterns founders should watch this week

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
Bluefish and Terremoto lead this week

Apr 15, 2026

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13 min read

Bluefish and Terremoto lead this week

Inside: Fresh funding went to startups with clear stories and obvious next steps

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
Sharp startups are still winning

Apr 14, 2026

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11 min read

Sharp startups are still winning

Inside: Five fresh rounds show how clarity is helping founders get funded

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
Clear stories are winning funding

Apr 13, 2026

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12 min read

Clear stories are winning funding

Inside: This week’s winners show why focused stories are getting funded faster

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
What Today’s Checks Were Buying

Apr 9, 2026

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11 min read

What Today’s Checks Were Buying

Inside: Five today-only rounds and the bottlenecks investors paid to fix

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
Where Investors Still Lean In

Apr 8, 2026

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9 min read

Where Investors Still Lean In

Inside: five fresh rounds that sold a sharper use of funds.

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
Why These Raises Moved Fast

Apr 2, 2026

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10 min read

Why These Raises Moved Fast

Inside: Five funding stories that turned messy workflows into clean fundraising narratives

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
From $1.25M to $170M, the Same Pitch Still Works

Apr 1, 2026

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10 min read

From $1.25M to $170M, the Same Pitch Still Works

Starcloud raised $170M. CurrentClient raised $1.25M. Both made the bottleneck obvious

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
What Investors Actually Paid For in the Last 24 Hours

Mar 26, 2026

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11 min read

What Investors Actually Paid For in the Last 24 Hours

Rocketlane raised $60M. Glimpse raised $35M. Clear milestones still move money.

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
Investors Backed the Next Step, Not the Big Vision

Mar 25, 2026

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11 min read

Investors Backed the Next Step, Not the Big Vision

Crossbow raised $77M. Oryon added $21M. Investors paid for visible progress

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
5 new rounds, $164.2M, one clear pattern

Mar 19, 2026

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10 min read

5 new rounds, $164.2M, one clear pattern

The winners this week fixed workflow drag, not abstract future problems

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
40% of seed and Series A dollars are already in $100M+ rounds

Mar 18, 2026

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10 min read

40% of seed and Series A dollars are already in $100M+ rounds

Carta: the top 10% captured about half of 2025 startup capital

Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole

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